The name is Dayna and I’m visiting
from Pearls, Curls
and All Things Southern, formally A Bama Belle and A Bucket List!
If my old blog title didn’t tell you already, I’m from the beautiful
state of Alabama. I’ve lived here going on 14
years now and it’s been an adventure to say the least.
Instead of rambling on about
myself, I’m just going to dive right on in and tell you some perks of
living in the heart of Alabama – Birmingham.
DRINKS:
There’s several names I call the
city: B’ham, The Ham, B-hizzle...they all mean the same and everyone
always knows where you’re talking about. If you’re a martini drinker,
or not, there’s a fabulous little hole in the wall martini bar in the
Southside district of The Ham in a place called Five Points (Five
Points gets its name because it’s an intersection with 5 different
roads). This martini bar is called the Blue Monkey and the martinis
will literally make your tongue slap your brains out – I kid you not!
I’m a regular there, I socialize with the other regulars, the
bartenders give me high-fives and kiss my hand when I come in and I’ve
even been allowed to go behind the bar to make drinks on different
occasions:
This makes me sound like an alchy,
which I am not, I assure you, but these martinis will have you coming
back each time.
FOOD:
I can live off of sushi. I love it
all. In the Soho district in Bhizzle,
there is a restaurant called Sekisui (sek-eh-soo-e) that I just tried
this past weekend. It gave my favorite sushi restaurant a run for its
money. They had a sushi roll called The Bama Roll which I have now
adopted as my favorite sushi yet. It was perfection. If you’re into
this type of food, this is the place to come when visiting! You will
not be disappointed.
ACTIVITIES:
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a
wonderful place to go to. It’s one of the finest regional museums in
the US. There is so many things
to see and experience there that you will leave with your knowledge a
little more wide spread. During the warmer months, they host this
event called Art on the Rocks where you get to doll yourself up, visit
the museum, drink and socialize. It’s a great way to meet people and
experience the upscale nightlife B’ham has to
offer!
So, key notes to remember if
you’re ever in the city: Grab a bite to eat at Sekisui, after
lunch/dinner head on over to The Blue Monkey to have a quick drink and
then zoom on to The Birmingham Museum of Art!
Hope you all have a fabulous day!
Make sure to stop by my blog and tell me some perks of the city you
live in!
Last chance to enter the giveaway!! Make sure you check it out before it closes at NOON TODAY! **And don't forget to leave a comment saying that you blogged about the giveaway with the link to your post if you want your extra 3 entries!
In other news, it's been a crazy weekend/ week!
I've had my first guest post over at Simply Sarah (Go show her some love!)
I went shopping at the Aurora Outlet mall and had fabulous luck finding adorable things! But that's a story for another day. They deserve a post all their own:)
I do love a good shopping trip with good friends:)
I made adorable funfetti heart-shaped cookies with Matt while he was visiting. I've never had funfetti as cookie dough but love it in cake form so we gave it a whirl. LOVE.
They're so delicious and I love them because Matt frosted 24 cookies with pink frosting with no complaints:)
And! I got new tires on my car! Ha, not very exciting, but she was all cleaned and detailed...it looked like she was new again!
**Note: I did not get a picture before it snowed and ruined the shot:( ::insert sadface here::
I have a lot to catch you guys up on, but for now you'll have to be satisfied that:
Tomorrow I'll be announcing the winner(s!) of the giveaway!
And Friday & Monday I have some fabulous guest bloggers lined up while I'm on a mini vacay!
Just a quick post today because I have to be at my internship 9am-9pm. Yikes, right?!
I wanted to say hello to my new followers and thank everyone for participating in my giveaway! I'm really excited about it:) Don't forget to enter if you haven't already!
AndI'minneedofalittlehelp.
I need a Guest Bloggerfor Monday Feb 27th. It's a little short notice, but it would reallllyyyy help me out! I'll be chillin' my butt up in the Wisconsin Dells riding waterslides and sitting in hot tubs. It's gonna be a terrible weekend;)
Email me at Pinkkissesandwishes@gmail.com if you're interested!
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